Articles: Tag: Grants and Gifts

Allegheny College Awarded Grant from Mozilla Foundation

by Josh Tysiachney June 5th 2019

Allegheny College received a $144,252 grant from the Mozilla Foundation for the Responsible Computer Science Challenge, a partnership of Omidyar Network, Mozilla, Schmidt Futures, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Oliver Bonham-Carter, assistant professor of computer science, will direct the grant project, which aims to integrate ethics and social responsibility into undergraduate computer science courses. “Through this

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Henry and Patricia Bush Tippie Present $7 Million Challenge Gift to Allegheny College to Restore Bentley Hall

by Allegheny College News Center August 31st 2018

Allegheny College President James H. Mullen, Jr., announced that the college has received a $7 million challenge gift from Henry and Patricia Bush Tippie to renovate Bentley Hall, the college’s oldest building and the site of its first formal classes. The Fund for Bentley Hall Challenge, a dollar-for-dollar match, already has generated an additional $6.5

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The Endeavor Foundation Awards $248,070 Grant to Allegheny College Law & Policy Program

by Josh Tysiachney June 18th 2018

The Endeavor Foundation has awarded a $248,070 grant to Allegheny College to support the college’s Law & Policy Program, which provides opportunities for students to explore law and policy from theory to practice. The Law & Policy Program blends students’ academic goals and preparation in international and domestic law and policy with on-going opportunities in

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